0199 CHIGORIN DEFENSE
Match, Rd 2, 10/21/01, Charlotte, NC
Daniel Tapia (1921)  Patrick McCartney (1917)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 Nc6 3 cd5 Qd5 4 e3 e5 5 Nc3 Bb4 6 Bd2 Bc3 7 Bc3?! (White gets a small advantage by playing 7 bc3 taking advantage of the central pawn pass.  The idea is to get in c4 safely, and open up the position for his bishops.) 7...ed4 8 Ne2 Nge7? +/= (Black gains full equality after 8...Bg4! 9 f3 Bf3 10 gf3 Qf3 11 Bd4 Nd4 12 Qd4 Qh1 13 Qg7 0-0-0 14 Qh8 Qh2 =) 9 Nd4 Nd4 10 Qd4 Qd4 11 Bd4 0-0 12 Be2 Re8 13 0-0 Nf5 14 Bc3 Be6 15 Rfd1 Rad8 16 Bf3 (16 Rac1 +/=) 16...c6 17 a4 Bb3 18 Rd8 Rd8 19 a5 Nh4 20 Be2 (20 Be4? f5=/+) 20...f6 21 Ra3 Bd5 22 Ra4 Ng6 23 Rd4 Re8 24 Rb4 Re7?! +/-     (Better is 24...c5 +/=) 25 Bd4 a6 26 Bc5 Rf7 27 e4 Be6 28 f4! (Keeping the advantage) 28...Nf4 29 Ba6 +- Bc8 (29...ba6?? 30 Rb8 Bc8 31 Rc8 Rf8 32 Rf8#) 30 Bc4 Be6 (30...Ne6 31 a6 +-) 31 a6 b6 32 Rb6 g5 33 Be6 (Or 33 Rb7 Bc4 34 a7 Kg7+-) 33...Ne6 34 Rb8 Kg7 35 a7  1-0
(Notes by McCartney & Fritz)